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By Alex Calvin, Friday January 22, 2021 13:33 GMT
Here is Johnny!
that’s what Cyberpunk 2077Johnny Silverhand might have looked like if Keanu Reeves hadn’t taken on the role.
As AltChar noticed, senior concept artist and CD Projekt RED coordinator Lea Leonowicz posted a bunch of concept drawings on ArtStation showing various ideas about what the rockerboy-slash freedom fighter might have looked like. anti-business. There are a few different take on the character, with different vibes of 1980s rock fashion. Silverhand’s silver arm, uh, is also his right in a few designs, rather than the final version of which the left arm was replaced. .
There is also concept art depicting the character’s tattoos and scars.
It’s unclear exactly when these concepts were created, but it likely will have been before July 2018, when Reeves first met CD Projekt. Leonowicz also uploaded preproduction art concepts that were already released in 2014 a few days before releasing his designs for Silverhand, so it’s possible these also date from that time.
News that Reeves was playing Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077 came to light at E3 2019 when The Matrix, John Wick and Speed star appeared on stage at Microsoft’s conference. Soon after, we discovered that it wasn’t just a cameo; Silverhand was going to be a major character in the game.
Cyberpunk 2077 launched on December 10, 2020, following a number of delays. Since its release, developer CD Projekt has been criticized for the quality of play on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Sony has also made the unprecedented decision to remove the title from PlayStation Store altogether.
The company has issued a number of apologies since the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, recently claiming that it was not aware of many issues with the game prior to its release and that it is moving a patch to address many of its issues. . This CD Projekt was unaware of the issues facing the game was debunked shortly after the apology, with staff telling Bloomberg that Cyberpunk 2077 development was in trouble and employees didn’t believe the game would be released. before 2022.